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Boy George, Taylor Momsen, and Gary Barlow are among the stars joining the line-up for the forthcoming A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! virtual concert in honor of the late David Bowie.Comedian Ricky Gervais and Ground Control – a supergroup made up of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, and Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney – join a stellar bill of previously announced stars, including Adam Lambert, Gavin Rossdale, Duran Duran, Yungblud, Peter Frampton an

Post Malone will kick off 2021 in the spotlight with a special live-streamed performance from Las Vegas.The Congratulations star will headline the Bud Light Seltzer Sessions Presents New Year’s Eve 2021 event, which will launch on December 31, 2020, and feature hip-hop newcomer Jack Harlow and dance star Steve Aoki, while Post will take the stage as the clock strikes midnight.“Ready to bring in 2021 with my friends at Bud Light and kick some a** while doing it,” he shared in a statement issued

Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel are to virtually reunite for a table read of their 2003 movie Elf.The pair, who starred as Buddy the Elf and his love interest Jovie respectively in the much-loved festive classic, will be joined by Bob Newhart, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, and John Lithgow for the event at December 13th at 4 pm ET, which will benefit Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s upcoming Senate runoff elections.“We need new leadership in the U.S.

Halsey, Lauv, and Steve Aoki have joined the line-up for Big Hit Labels’ 2020 New Year’s Eve Live show.The stars will ring in 2021 as part of the online concert bash, which will also feature appearances and performances by BTS, TXT, Lee Hyun, GFRIEND, NU’EST, BUMZU, and ENHYPEN.Halsey, Lauv, and Aoki have all collaborated with headliners BTS in the past.More on NYE!The virtual show will also honor late rock legend Shin Hae-chul, who died in October 2014, using hologram technology.Big Hit Labels’

Justin Bieber will be ringing in 2021 with a special New Year’s Eve show.The singer has announced his first live show since he canceled his 2017 Purpose World Tour.The T-Mobile Presents New Year’s Eve Live With Justin Bieber special will be available to stream from 10:15 pm ET on December 31, 2020.“I’ve worked with T-Mobile for a long time – they’re such a fun brand – and we’re working on more surprises to watch out for during this special night,” the Holy singer said in a statement.

Shawn Mendes has surprise-released his entire concert from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada on Netflix.The show is heavily featured in his Netflix documentary, In Wonder, and, taking to Twitter on Tuesday (November 24, 2020), he revealed the full show would premiere in his Live In Concert film.“Wanted to give you guys something as a thank you for all of the love on the doc.

Reese Witherspoon will virtually reunite with her Legally Blonde castmates including Luke Wilson and Selma Blair on YouTube on Tuesday (October 20, 2020).The 43-year-old actress, who starred as Elle Woods in the 2001 film, announced the news on her Instagram page – revealing that the reunion will take place on the Hello Sunshine YouTube channel at 3:15pm PST.“Ohmigod you guys!! It’s a Legally Blonde Reunion,” Reese wrote alongside a screenshot of herself and her co-stars on Instagram.

Michael B. Jordan and Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi have unveiled the line-up for their virtual Social Justice Now Film Festival (SJNFF).The new initiative is set to launch with the Black Panther star and the activist as co-ambassadors and on Monday (October 12, 2020), organizers for the event announced the socially conscious productions they plan to screen.The documentaries 40 Years a Prisoner and Freedia Got a Gun will be featured while original films Us Kids, Reefa, and SNCC,

Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, and Zachary Quinto will lead an all-star cast in a series of virtual readings from new plays written by the likes of Gore Vidal and David Mamet.Vanessa Williams, Matthew Broderick, Lucas Hedges, and Paul Mescal will also take part in the weekly Spotlight On Plays series on the recently-launched Broadway’s Best Shows website, with proceeds from ticket sales benefiting The Actor’s Fund.All the productions will be performed remotely, with directors including Mamet, P

Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union, Henry Winkler, and Whoopi Goldberg have all lined up to join in the virtual fun at the 2020 Vulture Festival.L.A.’s Finest co-stars Alba and Union will sit down to discuss turning points in their careers, while Happy Days icon Winkler will offer up an acting masterclass, and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will take part in a discussion about his biggest movie influences and inspirations.Goldberg will also be feted with the Vulture Honorary Degree awar

Sarah Paulson‘s thriller Run will premiere as the opening night film of the virtual Nightstream film festival.The event was forged thanks to the partnership of the Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights festivals – all of which had to cancel their annual festivals due to the coronavirus pandemic.Hear the advice Steven Spielberg gave to SarahRun, which stars Sarah and Kiera Allen and is directed by Aneesh Chaganty, will premiere on the opening night on

Robert Pattinson, Ewan Mcgregor, and Lily Collins are teaming up to host GO Campaign’s 14th Annual Gala in support of global COVID-19 relief and racial justice in the U.S.The free online event will take place on October 24, 2020, and will feature exclusive musical performances from stars including Haim, Judith Hill, Katharine McPhee, and David Foster, McGregor, and his girlfriend Mary Elizabeth Winstead, as well as McGregor’s daughter’s band French Thyme.

Yusuf Islam has joined the line-up for a virtual concert to mark the United Nations’ International Day of Peace next week (September 21, 2020).The Morning Has Broken singer, formerly Cat Stevens, will be among the headliners at the Peace One Day event, produced by new dad Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley.A post shared by Peace One Day (@peaceoneday_official) on Aug 24, 2020 at 4:00am PDTThe gig will mark the Father & Son hitmaker’s third Peace One Day appearance, having previously performed in 2007

SiriusXM will broadcast a previously unheard Avicii set as part of a birthday tribute to the late Swedish DJ.The 28-year-old musician – real name Tim Bergling – was found dead in Oman on April 20, 2018, with his family later confirming he had taken his own life.Bosses at the internet radio network have now teamed up with Avicii’s parents’ Tim Bergling Foundation for the BPM Presents: Avicii Birthday Tribute for Mental Health Awareness event, which will air on SiriusXM’s BPM channel.The special

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Gloria Estefan are among the top acts gathering to celebrate Latinos in theatre at Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices.West Side Story legend Chita Rivera and Mexican pop icon Thalia, who produced 2018 play Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, are also booked as headline acts for the upcoming digital benefit concert.Bosses behind the show, to be directed and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, aim to celebrate the history and achievements of Latino theatre stars while also focusing

Rita Ora is offering one lucky fan the opportunity to win a virtual afternoon tea date with her.The star is supporting the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), for which the I Will Never Let You Down singer serves as an ambassador, with the venture, held in partnership with Wishio – a new mobile app allowing fans to pledge a donation to be in with a chance of winning the one-on-one video call.Fans can simply download the app, pledge whatever amount they can, and automatically have their name

Megan Thee Stallion and singer Sam Hunt are heading back to the stage to perform for a virtual three-day festival beamed live from Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheater.Fellow artists Lil Baby, Brett Young, Phoebe Bridgers, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are also among those lining up for Red Rocks Unpaused, which will take place from September 1-3, 2020, with the shows starting at 7 pm PT each night.Although there will be no in-person audience due to the coronavirus pandemic,

Tiffany Haddish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Kenan Thompson are among the stars preparing to provide the laughs in the virtual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival.The annual New York event, organized by officials at America’s National Comedy Center, will be going online due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it won’t be short of famous faces, with comedians Jay Leno, Gilbert Gottfried, Margaret Cho, Jimmy Fallon, and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic all lining up for in-depth conversations about their work and

Jesse Eisenberg, Finn Wolfhard, and Kaitlyn Dever are leading the voice cast of new audio drama When You Finish Saving The World, which is also heading to the big screen.The five-hour drama, written by The Social Network star Jesse, dropped on Tuesday (August 4, 2020) on Audible, Amazon’s spoken-word audio site, and was inspired by a real conversation Jesse had with a pal, who admitted he wasn’t bonding with his new baby.“He was mortified and felt terribly guilty,” the Zombieland actor tells the

Drew Barrymore is launching her forthcoming daytime TV talk show with a host of new digital content.The Charlie’s Angels star and entrepreneur will hit the air for the first time with her The Drew Barrymore Show on September 14, 2020, and, ahead of the debut, she’s announced a massive line-up on online content.Among the digital exclusives is The Making Of The Drew Barrymore Show, a behind the scenes docuseries exploring the creation of the show during the coronavirus pandemic.Other new features

Michelle Obama will interview her husband, former U.S. President Barack Obama on the first episode of her new Spotify podcast.The ex-leader will join his wife for the show when it debuts on Wednesday (July 29, 2020) for what’s described, according to Deadline.com, as an “an intimate conversation about community, the love that powers our relationships, and their life after the White House.”The former First Lady also addresses the recent Black Lives Matter protests following the deaths of

Michelle Obama is to host her own Spotify podcast, interviewing famous names and opinion formers.The Michelle Obama Podcast will feature the former U.S.

Ben Stiller is to share family memories about his late father Jerry during an episode of live-streaming series Stars In The House.Ben will join a host of stars who have sung, shared stories, to help raise money for The Actors Fund to help arts workers hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic by appearing on next Tuesday’s (July 7, 2020) episode of the show.The episode will feature the Zoolander actor discussing how his family inspired his entertainment career, two months after his beloved dad, Jerry,

Rupaul’s Drag Race queens from across the popular show’s 12 seasons are coming together for Amazon Prime Video’s virtual Pride Inside festival.Taking place this weekend (June 27-28, 2020), the event will feature stars including Manila Luzon, Monique Heart, Heidi N Closet, Raja and Valentina, all of whom will perform on the main stage, teach makeup tutorials, and contribute to round-table conversations.Hosted on a custom website, the immersive event, described as an “innovative, 360 degree

Yungblud is bringing back his popular YouTube show to raise funds for Black Lives Matter.The hitmaker took to the streets of Los Angeles with his on-off girlfriend Halsey to protest in support of BLM following the death of George Floyd last month (May 2020), and he has been a vocal supporter of the movement ever since.Now, he’s planning to drop a new episode of The Yungblud Show on Thursday with all proceeds going to Black Lives Matter.Guests will include Paris Hilton and activist Kenidra R.

Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato are among the stars coming out in support of the LGBTQ+ community for Pride Live’s Stonewall Day global live stream.The singers join an A-list line-up of musicians and entertainers, including Kesha, Cynthia Erivo, Katy Perry, Luke Evans, and Nico Tortorella, for the event, which will “raise critical funds for LGBTQ+ organizations severely affected by COVID-19 and the recent events highlighting the need for fair and equal treatment under the law for all”.The event

John Legend and Alicia Keys are staging a piano-off as part of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s latest Verzus battle on Friday (June 19, 2020).After a series of rap battles and reggae stand-offs between hitmakers in recent weeks, Beatz’s wife Alicia and Legend are going head to head as part of the live stream initiative.The show starts at 5 pm ET and fans can tune in on John and Alicia’s Instagram pages.Meanwhile, Common, and his August Greene bandmates, Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, will lead

Kim Kardashian is set to join the crowded podcast market with an audio series spotlighting the trainee lawyer’s work with The Innocence Project.The reality TV star has found a new purpose in her life by spotlighting the plight of those who have been wrongly convicted and she is determined to complete her studies and qualify as a legal eagle, so she can really help fix miscarriages of justice.And now she is planning to share the stories behind her efforts working alongside bosses at nonprofit The

Avengers: Endgame co-stars Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch are teaming up to read short stories written by children for a new podcast benefitting coronavirus relief efforts in Africa.Jeff Daniels, David Oyelowo, Rachel Brosnahan, Thandie Newton, Russell Brand, and Chiwetel Ejiofor will also be taking part in Yahoo’s STOR14S series, which will feature a different celebrity in each episode, reading winning submissions from a recent Yahoo writing competition to encourage kids’ creativity

13 Reasons Why has shot to the top of the Netflix charts in the U.S.

Cara Delevingne is to lead the speakers at the United Nations’ Innovation For Our Ocean event on World Oceans Day (June 8, 2020).

British singers Pixie Lott and Dua Lipa lead a host of global stars participating in a 24-hour live stream raising funds for COVID-19 relief efforts around the world.

Christopher Nolan is set to screen one of his “iconic” movies for players of the video game Fortnite.

Adam Lambert and Liam Payne are among the stars uniting to speak up about mental health issues affecting teens and young adults in a new live stream.

Comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan has signed an exclusive licensing deal with Spotify for his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.